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NPR contributor and ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts is in Louisville on Thursday evening for a discussion of political partisanship in the U.S. Read Story

NPR contributor and ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts is in Louisville on Tuesday evening for a discussion of political partisanship in the U.S. Her appearance at 6 p.m. at Bellarmine University is sponsored by WFPL News and the university. Earlier … Read Story

The House of Representatives could vote as early as today on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the budget year — without any restrictions on immigration. The vote would be a victory for President Obama as Republicans had wanted to strip funding for the president's executive actions on immigration from the bill. Read Story

The vote would be a victory for President Obama as Republicans had wanted to strip funding for the president’s executive actions on immigration from the bill. Read Story

In-state brewers have a clear advantage as the legislative battle over whether out-of-state brewers can continue to own beer distributors in Kentucky nears a close. Read Story

In-state brewers have a clear advantage as the legislative battle over whether out-of-state brewers can continue to own beer distributors in Kentucky nears a close. A state Senate committee on Tuesday voted in favor of the bill, which has already passed … Read Story

Kentucky is one step closer to providing victims of dating violence with the same protections that married victims have. Read Story

Kentucky is one step closer to providing victims of dating violence with the same protections that married victims have. A Senate committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow people to file an interpersonal protective order against an abusive dating partner. … Read Story

There are high hopes that a few bills will become law in these waning days, including a bill meant to address Kentucky's growing heroin problem and a constitutional amendment that would allow local governments to fund local projects with a temporary sales tax. Read Story

This is the last full week of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 session—and just one major piece of legislation has passed both the House and Senate. Some in Frankfort have high hopes that a few bills will become law in the … Read Story

Major telephone companies won’t have to offer basic land line service to residents in the 15 largest markets in the state if Gov. Steve Beshear signs a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday. Read Story

Major telephone companies won’t have to offer basic land line service to residents in the 15 largest markets in the state if Gov. Steve Beshear signs a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday. The so-called AT&T deregulation bill … Read Story

A proposed plan to merge Jefferson County’s 17 suburban fire districts with Louisville Fire & Rescue has ignited a heated fight between one council member and the suburban fire chiefs. Read Story

A proposed plan to merge Jefferson County’s 17 suburban fire districts with Louisville Fire & Rescue has ignited a heated fight between one council member and the suburban fire chiefs. But, despite the heated back and forth, , the future … Read Story

The state House on Friday passed a bill that would create a personnel policy for the troubled Legislative Research Commission, the state agency that provides staffers and research for legislators. Read Story

The state House on Friday passed a bill that would create a personnel policy for the troubled Legislative Research Commission, the state agency that provides staffers and research for legislators. The bill would require the LRC to develop job descriptions … Read Story

A committee has nominated three candidates to replace former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott, who resigned in January to enter the Republican race for governor. Read Story

A committee has nominated three candidates to replace former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott, who resigned in January to enter the Republican race for governor. Scott was elected to his seat on the state’s highest court in 2004, representing … Read Story

The move comes after White House drug czar Michael Botticelli said in February that drug courts that prohibit medical treatment would stop receiving federal funding. Read Story

The state’s drug courts might allow addicts to receive medically assisted drug therapy as part of court mandated treatment. The move comes after White House drug czar Michael Botticelli said in February that drug courts that prohibit medical treatment would stop … Read Story

The Kentucky House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the state to engage in public-private partnerships.
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The Kentucky House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the state to engage in public-private partnerships. Notably, the bill passed 84-13 without an amendment that would have forbid using a “P3″ to finance a toll bridge connecting Kentucky with … Read Story

The recent revelation of a previously unknown video feed may lead to an influx of filings to re-opened Louisville drunk driving cases in the near future. Read Story

The recent revelation that breathalyzer tests are video recorded at the Louisville jail may lead to an influx of filings to re-opened drunk driving cases in the near future. WDRB reported this weekend that a Louisville Metro Corrections official was exonerated … Read Story

The state Senate's first public discussion of the House's heroin bill on Wednesday highlighted the differences between the two chambers as they seek to address a surge in addiction throughout Kentucky. Read Story

The state Senate’s first public discussion of the House’s heroin bill on Wednesday highlighted the differences between the two chambers as they seek to address a surge in addiction throughout Kentucky. The House bill focuses on treatment and enforcement that … Read Story

Kentucky brewers have won another fight in the Frankfort beer battle: the state House voted on Tuesday to change a law that allows out-of-state brewers to own their own distributors. Read Story

Kentucky brewers have won another fight in the Frankfort beer battle: the state House voted on Tuesday to change a law that allows out-of-state brewers to own their own distributors. The law presently allows Anheuser-Busch to own distributors in Owensboro … Read Story